IHS Studies - Worldwide

While concentrating on a single region to provide the focus for a concerted E&P effort is necessary, it is important to retain a global overview. These studies help evaluate and plan you long term direction, highlighting trends and ensuring that your portfolio is correctly oriented to meet the challenges of the future.

• The World's Oil Supply, 1995
• The World's Gas Potential, 1996
• Deepwater Technologies, 2002
• An Economic, Political and Petroleum Systems Review of the Hydrocarbon Potential Within Disputed Areas, 2003
• Global Database and Evaluation of Deepwater Basins, 2000
• A Study to Identify the Best Value Oil and Gas Provinces, 2000
• Undiscovered Petroleum Potential, 1994

The World's Oil Supply, 1995
The report is divided into 3 volumes designed to meet differing needs;
Volume 1 - a comprehensive world evaluation written in non-technical language,
Volume 2 - a regional evaluation, and
Volume 3 - a country by country analysis. The 650+ page report is illustrated with 650 graphics and 100 datasheets.

Deepwater Technologies, 2002

An Economic, Political and Petroleum Systems Review of the Hydrocarbon Potential Within Disputed Areas, 2003. There remain numerous disputed boundaries within proven oil and gas provinces around the world. The economic potential of these disputed areas have led to long-standing issues between neighboring countries, resulting in stalled E&P operations. Some NOCs have encouraged oil companies to take out exploration licenses in disputed areas, either in the expectation that the competing nation will agree to negotiations and to an eventual settlement, or to establish claim to the prospective zone.

A Study to Identify the Best Value Oil and Gas Provinces, 2000, A detailed review of the value of potential oil and gas prospects. The study comprehensively assesses:

1. Prospectivity
2. Life of field and CAPEX and OPEX
3. Post tax economics
4. Business and other risks for 25 countries at a range of oil price scenarios appropriate for the next five year period

Undiscovered Petroleum Potential, 1994, The report comprises two parts with appendices. Part 1 describes the methodology while Part 2 applies the methodology to 13 major oil producing basins (for list, see below). Issues highlighted include Giant oilfields, Source + reservoir potential of the Silurian, Palaeokarst reservoirs, Unconformity plays and Dolomitic reservoirs. Various case histories are discussed. (Basins reviewed include Arabo-Iranian, Campos, Gippsland, Kutei, Paris, Sub Andean, Triassic, Sirte, Transylvania, Niger Delta, North Sea Grabens, South Sumatra, and Timan Pechora.)